Hamas leaders have called on Mr. Abbas and his secularist Fatah movement to renew dialogue with them since their takeover of Gaza, but Fatah has rebuffed the overtures. Fatah leaders accuse Hamas of having carried out a coup in Gaza, and some have suggested that the Islamic group should no longer be included in the democratic process.
“In my opinion, after Gaza, Hamas ceased to be part of the Palestinian national fabric,” Nasser Jumaa, a Fatah legislator from Nablus, said recently. “I was one of those originally calling for Hamas to be absorbed and included,” he said, “but this experience was enough for me.”
Fatah leaders were especially upset at the scenes of Hamas militants breaking into the home of Mr. Arafat in Gaza during their victory celebrations, which included the looting of former symbols of Fatah power.
After touring the Arafat house on Saturday, accompanied by aides and reporters, Mr. Haniya telephoned the former Palestinian leader’s wife, Suha, in Tunis, in what appeared to be a gesture aimed at patching relations and restoring Palestinian unity. He told her that the house was untouched, and sent his regards to her and Mr. Arafat’s daughter, Zahwa.
Perhaps you could remind us of Suha's current net worth, in relation to that of the typical Gaza resident?
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